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Tom Swan and the Head of St George #5
Tom Swan and the Head of St George Part Five: Rhodes
part five of a fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century.A young Englishman, Tom Swan, has been ordered by his Cardinal to find a spy - a traitor. At the same time, a rich merchant has offered him a great deal of money to - well, to steal something. Something that belonged to Alexander the Great.Suddenly he's not a thief or a merchant or a he's a 'donat' or volunteer with the Knights of St John, the famous 'Hospitallers', and he's in the middle of a losing battle to hold the Aegean against the Turks. He'd like to steal the ring, kiss the girl and catch the spy, but there's a war on...
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 9, 2013
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Christian Cameron
80 books1,092 followersAka Miles Cameron. Also publishes as Gordon Kent with his father Kenneth M. Cameron.
Christian Cameron was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1962. He grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, Iowa City, Iowa,Christian Cameron and Rochester, New York, where he attended McQuaid Jesuit High School and later graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in history.
After the longest undergraduate degree on record (1980-87), he joined the United States Navy, where he served as an intelligence officer and as a backseater in S-3 Vikings in the First Gulf War, in Somalia, and elsewhere. After a dozen years of service, he became a full time writer in 2000. He lives in Toronto (that’s Ontario, in Canada) with his wife Sarah and their daughter Beatrice, currently age four. And a half.
Christian Cameron was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1962. He grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts, Iowa City, Iowa,Christian Cameron and Rochester, New York, where he attended McQuaid Jesuit High School and later graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in history.
After the longest undergraduate degree on record (1980-87), he joined the United States Navy, where he served as an intelligence officer and as a backseater in S-3 Vikings in the First Gulf War, in Somalia, and elsewhere. After a dozen years of service, he became a full time writer in 2000. He lives in Toronto (that’s Ontario, in Canada) with his wife Sarah and their daughter Beatrice, currently age four. And a half.
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May 13, 2020
So good!
January 5, 2018
3.5 stars. Good progress. I love cross references and little in-jokes. Tom Swan gives the nod to William Gold from the Chivalry series with his Donat standing, a cook-turned mercenary companion and of course Fiore's treatises (or maybe it's the other way around. More William please).
Either this happened many times, or it was all part of the same nightmare. The dark. The choking heat, the faceplate, the smell of blood, the pressure of a man on his breastplate and the feel of the face caving in under his knife. Again, and again.
And again.
And again.
Either this happened many times, or it was all part of the same nightmare. The dark. The choking heat, the faceplate, the smell of blood, the pressure of a man on his breastplate and the feel of the face caving in under his knife. Again, and again.
And again.
And again.
April 23, 2019
Actual rating: 4.00
November 8, 2021
Rhodes feels like an intermission. It is the bridge between joyful and lustful adventures in Rome and desperation on the Greek islands. This chapter is focused on the internal struggles and growth of Tom Swan. He is put through a lot and slowly it seems a change of character begins to happen.
Cameron writes combat very well, but in this part, he managed to one-up himself. The skirmish in catacombs and tunnels in Rhodos was spectacularly horrific and gory and deadly.
Cameron writes combat very well, but in this part, he managed to one-up himself. The skirmish in catacombs and tunnels in Rhodos was spectacularly horrific and gory and deadly.
August 4, 2021
Book 5 in series and getting rather repetitive.
June 29, 2013
Every time a new Tom Swan is released the sneaky little sucker becomes top of my reading list (even if i'm reading something else).
The character is just so right, so real, I cant help but feel i'm learning every time i read his tale. learning the history of the period, the politics, the people, the clothes , the weapons, the whole kit and caboodle.
I know a fair few re-en-actors and from what they say the fight scenes are very accurate, the archery is spot on, the sword fighting I know is going to be accurate, because the authors lives and breathes this stuff, fights in armour regularly.
This is fast becoming one of my all time fav series.
Tom Swan, has now been sent by his Cardinal to find a spy/ a traitor. Also a rich Genoa merchant has offered him a great deal of money to steal a ring that belonged to Alexander the Great, and failure to do this would not be in his interest.
Young Tom Must fight his instinct to steal for himself, or anyone else. he is learning morals and courage that exists deep within. He is expanding his knowledge of the classical world, and vicariously so is the reader.
VERY Highly recommended.
(Parm)
The character is just so right, so real, I cant help but feel i'm learning every time i read his tale. learning the history of the period, the politics, the people, the clothes , the weapons, the whole kit and caboodle.
I know a fair few re-en-actors and from what they say the fight scenes are very accurate, the archery is spot on, the sword fighting I know is going to be accurate, because the authors lives and breathes this stuff, fights in armour regularly.
This is fast becoming one of my all time fav series.
Tom Swan, has now been sent by his Cardinal to find a spy/ a traitor. Also a rich Genoa merchant has offered him a great deal of money to steal a ring that belonged to Alexander the Great, and failure to do this would not be in his interest.
Young Tom Must fight his instinct to steal for himself, or anyone else. he is learning morals and courage that exists deep within. He is expanding his knowledge of the classical world, and vicariously so is the reader.
VERY Highly recommended.
(Parm)
May 25, 2013
While Tom Swan 4 - Rome - was the strongest installment to date for the reasons noted in my review below, this one is the weakest partly for some understandable reasons but partly for lack of focus and outstanding supporting characters
A new storyline starts so the story feels very incomplete, the new characters are not that developed yet while the older characters mostly stayed behind,and there is repetition as there is so much heroics Tom can do until it becomes "again and again", while pretty much everyone else is just a pale reflection of the strong characters from earlier installments (from Bessarion and Tom's Italian friends, to Violetta and the Turkish characters); hopefully installment 6 will get back into groove
Tom Swan 4 - Rome
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A new storyline starts so the story feels very incomplete, the new characters are not that developed yet while the older characters mostly stayed behind,and there is repetition as there is so much heroics Tom can do until it becomes "again and again", while pretty much everyone else is just a pale reflection of the strong characters from earlier installments (from Bessarion and Tom's Italian friends, to Violetta and the Turkish characters); hopefully installment 6 will get back into groove
Tom Swan 4 - Rome
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February 19, 2021
Great book
Cameron is a great author and weaves a touch of romance with a lot of adventure and just the right amount of violence. I am presently tearing through all of his books that I can find.
Cameron is a great author and weaves a touch of romance with a lot of adventure and just the right amount of violence. I am presently tearing through all of his books that I can find.
April 26, 2021
Still enjoyable, but I found it difficult to keep track of all the different side characters, what's happening and why.
Could be my fault though. Tom is still fun as hell to read though.
6/10
Could be my fault though. Tom is still fun as hell to read though.
6/10
June 12, 2015
Mucha politica griega/turca post caída de Constantinopla, mucho no hacer nada en varias fortificaciones griegas, algo de intriga Genovesa/Veneciana y un asedio a un castillo (que defiende Swan) no hace que el relato te interese demasiado. Pero aún así se deja leer con facilidad y tampoco es tan aburrido como parece por la frase anterior. Y ahora a leer el sexto y último capítulo de esta prinera serie dedicada a Tom Swan.
June 16, 2013
At this stage, five books in, I'm not going to devote any heavy effort to an in-depth analysis in review. Suffice it to say that if you liked books 1-4 you'll be just as happy with book 5. If you're new to the series, check out my review of book 1.
July 5, 2013
Another excellent installment.
December 27, 2014
Not as strong as 4. But full on fun
January 23, 2016
Enjoyed it but I'm confusing the characters causing me to reread a few pages when that happens.
August 31, 2016
Probably my favorite Tom Swan edition to date. Going full blown 5 stars with Rhodes. Ending sets us up for an epic final installment.
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